reduplicate
/rɪˈdjuːplɪkeɪt/verb
with obj.
1- repeat or copy so as to form another of the same kind重复, 复制：
the upper parts of the harmony may be reduplicated at the octave above.
和声的上半部可以在上面的八度和音处重复。
1.1
- repeat (a syllable or other linguistic element) exactly or with a slight change (e.g. hurly-burly, see-saw)重叠（音节或其他语言单位。可完全重叠, 也可稍有变化, 如hurly-burly, see-saw）。
派生词
reduplication
nounreduplicative
adjective词源
late 16th cent.: from late Latin reduplicat-, 'doubled again', from the verb reduplicare, from re- 'again' + duplicare （see DUPLICATE）.